J. Gavin Cockfield practices in the Litigation Group and the Land Use and Real Estate Group. He advises developers and individuals with respect to the permitting of development projects including zoning, subdivision, and related work at the municipal, trial and appellate levels. Gavin regularly assists clients to resolve issues concerning commercial, business, property rights, property use and acquisition, landlord/tenant, and condominium matters before reaching litigation. When litigation is unavoidable in such disputes, he represents clients throughout the entire litigation process and before the appropriate forums.

Gavin has successfully represented clients before municipal boards, the various trial courts of the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.